Shows you the quality and standard of english refs when not 1 has been selected for the world cup
And it’s not as though the refs from Spain, Italy and Germany are all elite class. Referees aren’t great across the entire continent (to say nothing of those from elsewhere) so for English referees to fall below that pretty low standard is just diabolical.
I think the same thing has happened to Arsenal in recent times post Viera. I sensed at times yesterday players didn’t hang onto the ball for fear of being clattered. I applaud where the media are raising the profile of this and it’s not being ignored. At the end of the day we want the best football, best players and best managers in this country not cloggers and kickers.true and kompany was setup in the media when fergie and united moaned about him going in 2 footed you knew it was coming
i really think the (FA ref's) are under orders to let things go when manchester city are in town they don't want city running away with the league
the last 3 really bad tackles are red cards and the sane one was so clear what the player was going to do even the KDB one when he jump the tackle put still got clipped was a red card. if the other players can not reach the level of the best players city have and then take them out then the game is bent in england
funny thing is in all the year fergie and united was running away with leagues and cups teams never did what they are doing to city. players like giggs and the rest was protected by the officials and they knew a late tackle or dirty tackle was a early bath so why don't they protect the city players
I think the same thing has happened to Arsenal in recent times post Viera. I sensed at times yesterday players didn’t hang onto the ball for fear of being clattered. I applaud where the media are raising the profile of this and it’s not being ignored. At the end of the day we want the best football, best players and best managers in this country not cloggers and kickers.
Just watch the "performance" of Mike Riley as ref at OT for the Arsenal match when Arsenal were assaulted and their unbeaten run ended. Not a fan of The Arse or The Whinger but that's the same Mike Riley who is charge of refereeing now. If he can run a game like that one then all bets are off when it comes to being fair now.
Just watch the "performance" of Mike Riley as ref at OT for the Arsenal match when Arsenal were assaulted and their unbeaten run ended. Not a fan of The Arse or The Whinger but that's the same Mike Riley who is charge of refereeing now. If he can run a game like that one then all bets are off when it comes to being fair now.
Exactly. Some people (and I think Ashton was one of them, although it may have been a different podcast) equate Pep's complaints with demands for football to become a "namby pamby" non-contact sport. It's nonsense. Pep isn't saying he wants a ban on tackling, just for referees to start clamping down on the stuff that is clearly over the top.the thing is its ok to get in the faces and be strong in the tackles and ruff us up that's fine but the dirty stuff that's been going on with the city players is a joke and the ref's turning a blind eye to it is cheating and they know what they are doing with giving a yellow to cover there backs. the sane one in the cup was shocking and a leg breaker if not for the balance and speed of the sane. why have your studs and foot pointed up you know the ball is never in the picture and your never getting it the only thing he was getting was the man and intent to hurt sane shocking by the player and shocking by the ref.